Harnessing the Power of Technology for 4th Grade Teachers and Students!



12:30
Welcome and Library Resources
1:00
iPod Tips and Tricks
1:30
iPod Apps
2:00
Laptop Resources
2:30
Projector, Document Camera, Audio
3:15
Wrap Up

iphone-tips-tricks.jpg iPod Tips and Tricks

  • Save photos by holding down one finger on the photo until you get the choice to Save Image or Copy. If you choose Save Image it will be added to the Photos app.
  • Push Notifications - No
  • Use your location? - Yes
  • Create a link to a website on the iPad screen: Adding a button to the Home Screen
  • Teachers plug in iPods. Keep them charged.
  • Can you print from an iPod?
  • Use the Share button to email student projects to teachers
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  • Are you in Contacts?

iPod Apps for Content Creation
  • Pic Collage - Paula - Animals - herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores
  • Sock Puppets - Liz - Poems
  • Content on the iPods: Audio for Science book and Social Studies book

Tools for Laptops
  • KidBlog - Rachel King
  • StoryBird- an online tool for creating stories: Storybird reverses the process of visual storytelling by starting with the image and "unlocking" the story inside. Choose an artist or a theme, get inspired, and start writing.

Using your new LCD Projector, Document Camera, and Audio

  • Place an icon in your dock for the Easy Interactive Tools in your dock
  • Close your Easy Interactive Tools with the X at the bottom right side of the tool bar.
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    Close Interactive Tools.jpg
  • Plug in your audio